ECU Now Blog Archives

May 18, 2021
  • Matt Smith

Purple and Gold Bus Tour continues in online environment

East Carolina University’s fourth annual Purple and Gold Bus Tour saw its wheels grounded this year, but the journey across eastern North Carolina continued for Pirate faculty and students in...

May 17, 2021
  • Matt Smith

Health Behavior research cluster announces seed funding

East Carolina University’s Health Behavior research cluster announced research project seed funding for a pair of faculty-led projects in April. Kori Brewer, associate chief of research in the Brody School...

May 14, 2021
  • ECU News Services

NCLR announces new Randall Kenan Prize

A central mission of the North Carolina Literary Review (NCLR), produced at East Carolina University, is to introduce and promote new North Carolina writers. To this aim, NCLR has collaborated...

May 13, 2021
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

Two Brody faculty members appointed to national alliance on women’s health, equity

Two faculty members in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University have been named to the 2021 Women’s Wellness through Equity and Leadership (WEL) Alliance. Dr. Amanda Higginson,...

May 10, 2021
  • Ken Buday

ECU students avoid chickens, place second at game design competition

The chickens are angry. Farmers take their eggs and coop them up all day. They’re tired of it, and now they’re on the attack. You as a farmer have but...

Apr 30, 2021
  • Rich Klindworth

Brody Scholars reflect on medical school journey — from white coat to Match Day

There’s a good chance you don’t remember Aug. 4, 2017, or the fact that it was a Friday. But for 82 Brody School of Medicine students, it was a big...

Apr 29, 2021
  • Kristen Martin

Honors freshmen pitch their final projects in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium

For many college students, this academic year was mostly a virtual experience, especially for freshmen in large, lecture-style classes. This was true for the roughly 200 Honors College freshmen enrolled...

Apr 27, 2021
  • Kelly Rusk

School of Social Work names new director

The School of Social Work at East Carolina University has announced Kirk A. Foster as its new director. He will join ECU in July. “I am delighted to welcome Dr....

Apr 26, 2021
  • Jules Norwood

Staff Senate recognizes outstanding employees

The East Carolina University Staff Senate celebrated university staff members with Staff Appreciation Week April 19-23, culminating with the inaugural Outstanding Staff Virtual Awards Ceremony April 23. Staff Appreciation Week...

Apr 23, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Larger-than-life puppets featured in ECU production of ‘Lysistrata’

East Carolina University’s Loessin Playhouse will close its virtual season with a performance of “Lysistrata,” featuring larger-than-life puppets. The School of Theatre and Dance will stream an adaptation of the...